Is anyone NOT sending their children to school in September?

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Is anyone NOT sending their children to school in September?

What don’t you think is the case about what I’ve said? I have actually previously de registered a child from school.

@sunseekin it really is as simple as just a couple of sentences to the school saying they will be educated otherwise. I’ve done it myself in the past.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/3973561-No-prosecution-for-parents-petition-any-thoughts

It’s quite a long thread but lots of people made very interesting points. I would chat more now but bed calls! Zzzzzzzz - one of those days! X

@sunseekin if you want to deregister your dc unless they are in a special school it really is as simple as giving a letter saying you want to deregister.

Definitely sending my 8yr old back.

It amazes me how people think they are qualified to home school and are good enough to actually take the weight of their child's education on their shoulders and do it justice. Teachers go through 3/4 years of training (plus!) for a really good reason.

@TheresGotToBeMoreToLife

Definitely sending my 8yr old back.

It amazes me how people think they are qualified to home school and are good enough to actually take the weight of their child's education on their shoulders and do it justice. Teachers go through 3/4 years of training (plus!) for a really good reason.

I suspect you don't know many HEd families @TheresGotToBeMoreToLife? Outcomes in HEd are pretty good, especially when compared with national school outcomes across the board.

But yes, some people can't do it, and people should be realistic about their own limits.

I am sending my DD (as I’m back at work as a secondary teacher and am the far bigger risk at bringing it into our household). I’m vulnerable so am pretty worried about September all round. If I wasn’t having to go back myself I think I’d be keeping her off.

Teachers go through 3/4 years of training (plus!) for a really good reason.
And that good reason is to learn to teach a large number of children of varying abilities. It’s really not comparable to teaching your own couple of children.
@TheresGotToBeMoreToLife

Dd 12 Will be going back into year 8 from September.
School seems sensible (apart from the insistence on blazers and ties!). No changing for pe so go in PE kit on pe days, with a blazer, bless.
They do not expect children in shielding households to return if parents choose not to. No suggestion of needing to register.

@Charleyhorses

Dd 12 Will be going back into year 8 from September. School seems sensible (apart from the insistence on blazers and ties!). No changing for pe so go in PE kit on pe days, with a blazer, bless. They do not expect children in shielding households to return if parents choose not to. No suggestion of needing to register.

Are you in an English school? I am surprised (pleasantly) by the shielding remark.

They do not expect children in shielding households to return if parents choose not to.
Shielding is paused from August 1st.

My eldest went back in May, he’s residential. My 14 year old went back about 8 weeks Ago my youngest is desperate to go back. I’m counting down the days!

They do not expect children in shielding households to return if parents choose not to

That is true only up to 31 July (or similar date outside England) whilst shielding is in force.

After 1 August, shielding pauses and DC are expected to attend school. The letter does recommend frequent handwashing and SD where possible, but does not require any particular safeguards.

There will be another letter (and possibly top up advice) around 1 August

There's a whole separate document about paediatric shielding. There are about 90,000 shielding DC at present, and they are hoping to remove as many as possible from the list by autumn. This will be done individually, by doctor's review

6 year old went back for 4 weeks. She wasn't sleeping, so bored and if I'm totally honest depressed. She was like a different child after that first week back. Will 100% be sending her back in September. Youngest is due to attend nursery for 2 days a week and he will be going too.

40% of Welsh children didnt go back at the end of June for the catchup sessions. I think that shows where parents thoughts lie.

Although clinically vulnerable I will be expected to be back teaching full time at primary in September. My job involved PPA and other cover for my school so I will be teaching all children and all classes, not just within a class bubble.
I still have no idea how it's going to work whilst also ensuring I am relatively Covid safe myself.

Over the last 2-4 weeks I've been out and about a lot more, including coming in holiday to France now, as it seems pointless me trying to keep myself closed off when in 4-5 weeks time I'll be moving with nearly 300 people weekly anyway.

@DolphinandDuck

40% of Welsh children didnt go back at the end of June for the catchup sessions. I think that shows where parents thoughts lie.

Interesting, 98% of reception, year 1 and year 6 children went back at our school. It also reopened on a rota for the remaining years and they had similar numbers too.

Ours went back full time though so that probably made a difference. My relatives in wales didn’t send theirs back as it was 2 hours a day, 2 days a week (different days for each child) so it wasn’t worth the hassle.

My dc will be in yr7 so just starting secondary school, yr10 starting GCSEs and yr13 and doing A levels so none of them can afford to remain at home unless there's a major wave and we're locked down again.

How much does it cost to home school?

Alex50 how long is a piece of string? It can be very very cheap (cheaper that state school) or it can be as expensive as you like if you go to lots of groups and use lots of expensive resources and equipment.

I was told you had to pay £3000 a year? Not sure if this is true as I don’t home school

Alex50 I know quite a few homeschoolers and they've never mentioned that!

@Alex50

I was told you had to pay £3000 a year? Not sure if this is true as I don’t home school

That sounds more like it’s an online school?

To home school can cost as little or as much as you like. Depends how you approach it

@Alex50 - I don’t know where you heard that figure. I have several home schooling friends - one uses an online tutor sometimes, but says it’s still much less than the cost of school runs/school uniform/school trips/buying the latest trendy backpack etc etc. The others don’t really spend anything on it.